No bail for suspect on attempted murder and rape charges: Police say ex-boyfriend held Eliot woman against her will for days

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Sep 20, 2012 at 3:15 AM

By OLIVER JENKINS ojenkins@fosters.com

ELIOT, Maine — Police on Wednesday arrested a former Rollinsford man accused of raping and choking a former girlfriend at her Eliot residence.

Paul Olsen, 31, was found with relatives in Warren, Maine. He was arrested by the Knox County Sheriff's Department at approximately 10:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

According to police, Olsen reportedly broke into his former girlfriend's home at around 11:30 p.m. Monday night. The victim appeared to be kept against her will until Olsen left the residence at around 6:15 a.m. Wednesday morning.

She immediately called police after he left.

Olsen allegedly raped, strangled, and physically assaulted the woman at her residence, where she lives along with her two young children.

The woman was transported by police to York Hospital where she is currently being treated. The children, who were not injured while Olsen was at the residence, have since been placed in a safe location.

A spokesman at the Knox County Jail said Olsen was being held without bail Wednesday on a host of charges, including attempted murder, burglary, gross sexual assault, and reckless conduct.

A spokeswoman at the Knox County Court said an arraignment date had not yet been scheduled for Olsen as of Wednesday evening.

On April 12, 2010, Olsen was charged in Eliot with domestic violence assault involving the same victim.

On April 21, he was charged with violating a restraining order. That restraining order had recently expired.